Getting started
What is Wizard's Magic Scales?
It is a puzzle game. A wizard has a pair of magic scales.
You cast spells to find a hidden number. Along the way you learn to solve equations.
What does x mean?
x is a hidden number. Every puzzle hides one.
Your job is to find out what x is. In the last world, other letters hide numbers too.
How do I start playing?
Press Play. You do not need an account.
Tap the Enchanted Forest on the world map. Then tap the first puzzle on the trail.
The scales
How do the scales work?
The puzzle sits on two pans. Both pans are worth the same, so the scales are level.
Pick a spell: Add, Subtract, Multiply or Divide. Pick a number. Tap the button to cast it.
The spell lands on both pans at once. Keep going until x is on its own.
What is the moves counter?
It counts the spells you have cast in this puzzle. Next to it is the best number of moves for the puzzle. Match that number to earn three stars.
What is the world map?
It is the first screen you see. It shows all seven worlds and the stars you have earned in each. Tap a world to open its trail of five puzzles.
What does the wizard do?
The wizard is your guide. He tells you what to find in each puzzle. He gives you a hint if you ask.
You play on your own. There are no other players to beat.
What happens when I get something wrong?
Nothing bad. The puzzle gets a bit messier and the scales wobble. The wizard says, "Hmm, that made it trickier — try a different spell!"
Cast another spell to put it right. A wrong move only costs you a move.
Progression
What are the worlds?
There are seven: Enchanted Forest, Ice Keep, Volcano Forge, Crystal Caverns, Shadow Spire, Mirror Marsh and Sky Observatory. Each has five puzzles. Each teaches one new idea.
How do I unlock the next world?
Solve all five puzzles in a world. The next world then opens.
The Enchanted Forest is free. The other six worlds need the full game.
A world that says "Unlock" needs the full game. A world with only a padlock opens when you finish the one before it.
What are hints?
Tap the hint button and the wizard tells you what to do next. Tap it again and he shows you the first step worked out.
If you use a hint, you can earn two stars at most on that try. You can replay any puzzle to try again for three.
How does the game get harder or easier?
Each world starts with an easy puzzle and builds up. Later worlds need two or three spells in the right order.
In the first five worlds the numbers change every time you play. So a replay is a new puzzle of the same kind.
Rewards
What are stars?
You earn up to three stars for each puzzle. Use the best number of moves for three stars.
One move more earns two stars. Any more earns one star. The game always keeps your best score.
What is the spell book?
Every puzzle has a spell with its own name. Earn three stars and the spell goes into your spell book.
Open it with the book button on the world map. You need to be signed in to keep a spell book.
How do I unlock backgrounds?
Every puzzle you solve counts as one spell cast. Cast enough spells and new backgrounds unlock for your world map.
They unlock at 10, 25, 50, 100, 175 and 275 spells. Tap the wand button on the world map to choose one.
What is Infinite Spellcast?
It is practice that never runs out. The game makes new puzzles for you every time.
There are three levels. Apprentice opens when you finish the Volcano Forge. Journeyman opens when you finish the Shadow Spire.
Wizard opens when you finish the Mirror Marsh. Play a short run of ten puzzles, or keep going as long as you like.